*PLEASE NOTE – DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE SENT VIA E-MAIL

PACS NEWS

Hello Craig Families!

I would like to thank all the parents that made it out to our PACS Coffee Social on Wednesday! It was so nice to spend some quality time with everyone! We hope to have more of these in the future.

PACS Membership is still open through October. Our goal this year is to have 100% membership. We are off to a great start so far, let’s make this happen! If you haven’t done so already, please fill out our

Membership Form and return it and your check made out to The Craig School – PACS or you can pay via Paypal to pacs@craigschool.org. Please remember to send in your membership/volunteer form if you pay via Paypal!

There are a couple of save the dates that are coming up, so mark your calendars!

September

Friday, September 28th @ 12:00 pm Parent Information Session

(Note: This is for new and returning parents. The teachers are always adding new programs each year and it’s a great way to see what your student is working on)

October

Thursday, October 4th @ 6:30 pm Back to School Night

Sunday, October 7th @ 2:00 pm New Parent Gathering at the Coates

Tuesday, October 9th @ 8:30 am PACS Open Meeting

*Friday, October 26th @ 12:00 pm Trick or Trunk/Halloween Social

*We will be looking for volunteers for the Trick or Trunk. If you would like to participate and decorate your car and hand out candy in the parking lot, please reach out to Susan Veal yolanynch@aol.com or myself lorimaran01@gmail.com. Also, we are having a Halloween Activities Event for grades 2nd – 6th in the gym following the Trick or Trunk and are asking for volunteers to help plan activities and treats.

*The 7th and 8th Graders are having a Halloween Social Party after Trick or Trunk in the cafeteria that will be hosted by the peer leaders. We are asking for volunteers to help set up and send in treats for them. Please contact me if you would like to volunteer.

Have a great weekend!

Lori Marano PACS President

PACS is always open to new ideas and available for questions, guidance and volunteering opportunities. Please contact Lori Marano, PACS President at lorimarano1@gmail.com or 973-760-7177.

DEVELOPMENT

ANNUAL FUND

The Annual Fund, Craig’s yearly appeal for unrestricted donations to help support our current year operations has begun, and we need YOU! Please make a gift to Craig! Every penny goes into supporting the mission of the school. You can make a difference,

a pledge by emailing kburke@craigschool.org,

return the envelope that came in the mail with the appeal,

or by using this link https://www.craigschool.org/annual-fund

If you have any questions, contact Director of Development, Katie Burke, kburke@craigschool.org or 973.334.1295 ext. 229

CRAIG HIGH NEWS

A huge welcome to our incoming freshmen class. We are all looking forward to a wonderful year at Craig High School.

PARENT OUTREACH COMMUNICATION

All Health forms are due in the first day of school, regardless of last year’s. –We do not carry over any forms year to year so anyone who has not sent them is now delinquent. Please remit to the nurse.

Our Phone Notification System: There will be a 973-334-4375 number that appears on your phone. It is a voice-activated system so you need to say HELLO once and allow the system to activate. If you are unable to take the call, it will leave a message.

News12: We post any change in our status on News12 on Optimum Cablevision.

Late and Absent Reminder: Please email the office as early as possible (or prior to 9 a.m. on the day) concerning any absences, late arrivals or early pick-ups at Sanderle@craigschool.org .

Also, please be sure to sign your child in and out during the school day as well as after hours.

Twitter and Facebook: We post on our school facebook and twitter accounts. Follow us at “THE CRAIG SCHOOL” on twitter and facebook

School Website www.craigschool.org : On our opening web page, you can scroll to the bottom and see our recent FACEBOOK and TWITTER posts which would include any change in our school status.